Ian Scarffe

Current

• Entrepreneurs Organisation Board Member -Business Consultant - Board Positions at Entrepreneurs Organisation see www.eonetwork.org

Past

• Entrepreneur Organiation (YEO) Board Member at Entrepreneur Organiation (YEO) Entrepreneurs Organisations
• Business Mentor - Business Planning - Business English at The University of Adelaide
• CEO Chief Executive Officer at Cleaning and Services Pty Ltd

• General Manager at Mobile Computer Cleaning Pty Ltd
• Business Development Manager at Design Clothing Australia Pty Ltd

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Education

• Adelaide, South Ausralia 2004
• Adelaide, South Australia 1985
• Adelaide, South Australia 1993

• Adelaide, South Australia 1998
• Adelaide, South Australia 2002
• Adelaide, South Australia 2003
• Adelaide, South Australia 2005
• The University of Adelaide Adelaide

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Recommended

4 people have recommended Ian

Connections

79 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• Ian Scarffe
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• Top Linked In

Ian Scarffe’s Summary

Core Competencies

• Ian Scarffe has a comprehensive knowledge and extensive experience in business management and business development. Including business planning, exit strategies, trade sales, marketing and communications planning.

• Ian Scarffe proven ability to achieve and exceed demanding board requirements including corporate governance and extensive board experience.

• Ian Scarffe's strong interpersonal skills, both written and verbal with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.

• Ian Scarffe has demonstrated ability to take risks and provide decisive leadership while fostering a consultative approach to achieve set targets and business objectives.

• Ian Scarffe has proven ability to build and maintain positive working relationships within a business to business sales arena, diplomacy and exceptional team leadership and communication skills.

• Ian Scarffe has well developed interpersonal, networking and conflict resolution skills.

• Ian Scarffe's ability to think laterally and creatively, his clear options and solutions while exercising sound judgements. Proven ability to introduce systems and procedures for improving business and expansion plans.

• Sound organizational skills, managing and mentoring undergraduates in a highly effective and efficient manner, a creative thinker with persuasion, negotiations and influencing skills

• Ian Scarffe has a strong passion for customer service, highly motivated, commercial acumen, the capacity to learn and apply knowledge and seek and identify new opportunities.

• Ian Scarffe's has exceptional analytic skills particularly in relation to research and problem solving, time management, goal setting and contingency planning.

• The ability to lead and manage multi million dollar revenue streams and profit centre managements.

• Confident and resilient manner and approach of conducting corporate business

Ian Scarffe’s Specialties:

Ian Scarffe’s outstanding entrepreneurial and commercial acumen, his entrepreneurial innovation and motivation, the capacity to work at strategic levels, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, his passion for customer service, wealth of knowledge and vast amounts of hands on experience in almost every role have proved to be valuable assets.

Ian Scarffe’s Experience

• Entrepreneurs Organisation Board Member -Business Consultant - Board Positions

  Entrepreneurs Organisation see www.eonetwork.org

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  May 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)

  Business Consultant – Board Positions
  
  Ian Scarffe has been involved executive levels for the past 20 + years and has extensive experience in almost every role within a corporation.
  
  Board Positions - Entrepreneur Organisation see http://www.eonetwork.org/
  
  EO Young Entrepreneurs Organisation – Sponsorship – Membership
  
  Entrepreneur Organisation is a global organisation with over 5000 entrepreneurs in 38 countries.
  
  Responsibilities:
  
  • Ian Scarffe Report directly to Chief Executive Officers and General Managers
  • Ian Scarffe Report to the Board including President and other stakeholders
  • Complete appropriate business plans and marketing plans, including task and schedules.
  • Maintain financial control and management of the business relationship
  • Ian Scarffe assisted in setting up appropriate systems that enable the procurement of tenders and government grants including international expansion funding

• Entrepreneur Organiation (YEO) Board Member

  Entrepreneur Organiation (YEO) Entrepreneurs Organisations

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  2002 — 2005 (3 years)

  The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is a global community of business owners, all of whom run companies that exceed $1M (US) in revenue.
  
  Total sales of all Entrepreneur Organization members worldwide: more than US$81 billion.
  
  Founded almost 20 years ago by young, energetic entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Organiation is now 6,000+ members strong with over 120 Chapters in 40 Countries around the globe. Our members come from all walks of life and run companies of every type and size imaginable. But whether famous or not, with a staff of 2 or 20,000, we all have a common desire to grow our businesses, learn from others and above all, share our experiences with each other.
  
  Ian Scarffe completed the position of membership (2 years) and sponsorship (2 years).

• Business Mentor - Business Planning - Business English

  The University of Adelaide

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years)

  The University of Adelaide Entrepreneurs' Challenge (echallenge) is a initiative between The University of Adelaide and Hewlett-Packard which aims to foster the successful development of new ideas into investment-ready early-stage companies. The entrepreneurs challenge is a business planning competition based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 'MIT $50K' Competition.
  
  The Entrepreneurs Challenge aims to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship and create genuine commercial prospects. The entrepreneurs challenge aims to foster a broad spectrum of ideas and entrepreneurial spirit.
  
  Ian Scarffe was the Entrepreneur Business mentor. The role involved mentoring students, developing financial plans, and business plans. Ian Scarffe assisted the group from start to finish including final pitches to a group of judges.
  
  Ian Scarffe mentored Fashiontech and this group was awarded second prize.
  
  Ian Scarffe mentored Paravididya and this group was awarded second prize.

• CEO Chief Executive Officer

  Cleaning and Services Pty Ltd

  (Consumer Services industry)

  May 2000 — May 2004 (4 years 1 month)

  Key clients: Telstra Corporation, ANZ Bank, Mc Donald’s Australia, KFC, Motorola, Ernst and Young, SA Police, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Sony, Microsoft, Subway, Adelaide University.
  
  • Communicate and lead the organisations operations and chain of services teams providing goods and services to clients. Including employees and franchisees.
  
  • Ian Scarffe expanded and develop existing goods and services, actively sourced new opportunities and conduct strategic planning to implement new opportunities.
  
  • Ian Scarffe communicated superior leadership and communication skills and the ability to relate to key stakeholders.
  
  Entrepreneurship is often difficult and many new ventures fail, Entrepreneurs are required to know many roles and sometimes requires critical business decisions including; taking certain risks. In 2004 a decisions was made to de-register the company. Many franchisees continue to operate in there own identity.

• General Manager

  Mobile Computer Cleaning Pty Ltd

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 1994 — April 2000 (6 years 3 months)

  • Report to the executive board and execute the companies strategic plans
  • Complete business and marketing plans with a view to exporting the company
  • Drive business development , and lead sales and business growth and implements a sales and mentoring team
  • Develop marketing and communications revenue growth
  • Manage services structuring to support the renewed growth
  • Research and Introduce new products and services
  • Research funding available to assist with international expansion
  • Setup site offices nationally and internationally
  
  Key clients: Westpac Bank, Telstra Corporation, Adelaide Bank, ANZ Bank, Credit Unions and corporate businesses.

• Business Development Manager

  Design Clothing Australia Pty Ltd

  (Management Consulting industry)

  March 1992 — February 1994 (2 years)

  Responsibilities:
  • Report to the Board of Directors
  • Increase market share and net earnings
  • Be accountable for the sales teams, operations and merchandise financial performance of regional area and allocated branches and licensed departments
  • Ensure the company maintains ongoing team and staff development
  • Develop and implement marketing communications including advertising campaigns and promotions
  • Coordinate the creative process and production of marketing collateral
  • With a creative approach, expand and develop existing goods and services
  • Actively seek new opportunities and conduct strategic planning to implement the new opportunities
  • Assist with the preparation and research of potential new sales and events for the company, while maintaining strong links with the media and other forms of community awareness.
  • Work with key stakeholders maintaining outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to persuade and negotiate professionally
  • Secure sponsorship

Ian Scarffe’s Education

• Adelaide, South Ausralia 2004

  2004
  Studied and successfully completed the Life Pilot Workshop, presented by Peter H Thomas, Founder of Century 21.
  2004
  Studied and successfully completed the Young Entrepreneurs Organisation Switzerland – St Moritz University, presented by Boulder Quantum Ventures

• Adelaide, South Australia 1985

  Business, Maths, Drama, Art/Design, Modern History, Marketing, Music, Science, Social Education,

  ; House Captain
  ; Pasadena Young Business Award

  Activities and Societies:

  ; House Captain
  ; Pasadena Young Business Award

• Adelaide, South Australia 1993

  1996
  Studied and successfully completed the Strategems – Improving Quality Systems and Processes Workshop Program including the Australian Business Excellence Framework Program
  1993
  Studied and successfully completed the Centre for Innovation and Hayes Knight – Costing For Services Program
  
  1986 Ian Scarffe studied and successfully completed the Success Motivational Institute Inc.- Professionalism in Selling.

• Adelaide, South Australia 1998

  1998
  Studied and successfully completed the MMA - Marketing for Services program.

• Adelaide, South Australia 2002

  2002
  Studied and successfully completed South Australian AIM Institute of Management analysing financial information for Corporate Enterprise.
  2002
  Studied and successfully completed the Centre for Innovation and Business – Marketing for Services Workshop program.
  2002
  Studied and successfully completed the Commonwealth Governments – Growing Investment to Grow Regional Business workshop program.
  2002
  Studied and successfully completed the BDO - Strategic Planning for Growth Workshop program.
  2002
  Ian was employed to mentor a group of Adelaide University students in the Hewlett-Packard Adelaide University Entrepreneurs Challenge. As a result of Ian’s input his group FashionTech was awarded 2nd prize in the inaugural event
  2002
  Studied and successfully completed the Centre for Innovation and Business – Successfully Contracting and Winning Tenders Workshop

• Adelaide, South Australia 2003

  2003
  Studied and successfully completed the Young Entrepreneurs Organisation Sydney University Presented by UBS Wealth Management and The Thomas A Edison Foundation
  2003
  Ian was invited by Business SA to become an acting panel member during the 2003 intake of the SAYES participant intake program.
  2003
  Studied and successfully completed the Young Entrepreneurs Organisation – Horizons Leader Forum.
  2003
  Studied and successfully completed the South Australian Governments Centre for Innovation and Business – Designing Smarter Projects.
  2003
  Studied the Business Vision 2010 – Making a Difference through benchmarking

• Adelaide, South Australia 2005

  2005
  Studied and successfully completed the Proactive Trade Sale Strategic Workshop Training Program and Exit Ready Index.
  Presented by Australia’s Leading Professor – Professor of Entrepreneurship Dr. Tom McKaskill. Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship – Swinburne University and in conjunction with KPMG.

• The University of Adelaide Adelaide

  2001 Studied and successfully completed the Centre for Innovation and Business – Negotiation Skills Workshop program.
  
  2001 Ian Scarffe was employed to mentor a group of University of Adelaide students in the Hewlett-Packard University of Adelaide - Entrepreneurs Challenge. As a result of Ian Scarffes input his group Paravididya was awarded 2nd prize in the inaugural event see http://www.adelaide.edu.au/echallenge/
  
  
  2001 Ian Scarffe studied the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, released by the international renowned Kauffman Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the London Business School.

Additional Information

Ian Scarffe’s Websites:

• Ian Scarffe
• Ian Scarffe
• Top Linked In

Ian Scarffe’s Interests:

Business Human Resource Development Community Interests Investing Reading - Auto Biography Self Improvement Sport Health and Fitness Art Wine Appreciation Antiques Fashion Theatre Scuba Diving – Open Water Certified

Ian Scarffe’s Groups:

Business Ambassador Adelaide - South Australia http://www.saban.com.au
EO Entrepreneurs Organisation - http://www.eonetwork.org
Rotary – Adelaide South Australia
Inventory of Skills – Global - Adelaide South Australia
The Member Exchange – M2Mx.com – Global
Young Business Forum – Adelaide Member
Linked IN – Global Business Networking

Ian Scarffe’s Honors:

Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist

see http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/UK/Entrepreneur_Of_The_Year

EO - Executive Board Member Achievement 4 Years Commitment

Ian Scarffe’s Contact Settings

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